DOES ANYONE know anything about BASS guitars?

The Addiction · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 678

I'm wanting to buy a Bass guitar. I'm on a budget and want something under a grand, has to be four strings, with some nice sustain and bass sound. I want something simular to what The Cure use or New Order. I was thinking of getting a Aria TAB-60 www.ariausa.com/series/ta...b60.htmlor a Fender Delux Zone Basswww.musiciansfriend.com/s..._id/54591. Maybe even a Ibanez EDB600 www.musiciansfriend.com/s...e_id/39686

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Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

Here's what I play around with...

www.peavey.com/products/a...trblue.cfm

...Bass of the Year...check it out...not a bad deal...and a great product...

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TheoEzell · Joined: 22 Sep 2002 Posts: 4

I got a Fender Jazz Deluxe (new around $800 US) and it is simply an awesome instrument. Plays well -- killer tone. For the money, I'd go with the Fender (obviously). BUT! Play each one in the store before you buy it. There are going to be tonal variations in the woods.

Happy thumpin'!

Theo

ianbal · Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 241

I got an Aria and an Ibanez so I'll give a heads up for either

Regards

Ian

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AQUARIAN AGE · Austrian Peacekeeper Joined: 22 Dec 2001 Posts: 612

Before you buy one, go to www.gm-guitars.com/!!!!!!!!

Site is not tooooooo great, but the basses are!!!

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Sound Of LoMo · Joined: 22 Jun 2002 Posts: 92

all i know is that a FENDER JAZZ aint bad for jazz, lol and that my step father has been playing his with some of the UK's finest for 25+ years. Low/lomo :eguitar

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Edited by: Sound Of LoMo at: 10/5/02 12:32:17 pm

The Addiction · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 678

What about for Rock? I need one that will give me warm, sustain, punch.... All that good stuff!

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JEZALAND · Joined: 04 Jan 2002 Posts: 55

well i got some idea how to play it when i need to. i bought mine for £60 in a second hand shop. never changed the strings, and it's been used on every recording i've made in recent years. i usually record it a fairly low volume through a cheap acoustic practise amp and pump it up in the mix, but i never add any fx. it just has a nice sound.

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TheoEzell · Joined: 22 Sep 2002 Posts: 4

All I play is rock. And the Fender kicks.

The Addiction · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 678

Jazz Bass or P Bass?

edard2002 · Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 11

Jazz or Precision??

Depends upon the sound you're after. Jazz is two pickup, bridge pickup is bright, so the Chris Squire or Geddy Lee kind of sound can happens a lot like a Rick 4001 with a pick and the right amp (like Carvin's red spot series). My 5 stringer is a Jazz. When finger plucked or slapped/popped it is a great funk/soul bass

The Precision is a single split pickup with two poles per string, very warm, punchy when finger plucked (pedaled), and great sustain due to the lack of phasing issues caused by multi-pickups...my fretless is a Precision, circa 1972- I always loved the sound of this one through the Ampeg SVT 8x10 cabs...John Paul Jones of Zep was a P-bass man///

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The Addiction · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 678

Thank you sir! You are the first one to explain this to me to where I can understand!

TheoEzell · Joined: 22 Sep 2002 Posts: 4

Mine is a Jazz Deluxe -- dual active pickups (needs a 9-volt battery). It's not at bright as a regular Jazz and has a nice punchy sound. Pairs up nicely with my Fender Bassman 60.

What I did was just go down to the music store and try all the basses in my price range and picked the one that sounded/felt the best to me.

T.

The Addiction · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 678

best advice yet!